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Kit

Name meaning, origin and popularity

: bearing Christ

Kit is a boy's name that comes from Greek and means "bearing Christ". It is used in English.

Meaning
Bearing Christ
Origin
Greek
Gender
Boy
US rank
#1103 in 2025

Meaning and origin of Kit

As a boy's name, Kit comes from Greek and means "bearing Christ". It is used in English.

Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names

Kit on Nomezo lists

What our editors wrote about Kit on 4 lists.

  • “Quick, curious and sweet as a baby fox”

    From Cute nicknames, short cute nicknames

  • “The proper word for a baby rabbit”

    From Bunny names, words for rabbit in other languages

  • “Bearing Christ; English short form of Christopher”

    From Cute boy names, short and cute boy names

  • “Bearing Christ; English short form of Christopher”

    From Unique boy names, short unique boy names

How popular is Kit?

US rank in 2025
#1,103
195 babies, 114 per million boys
Best rank
#786 in 1890
Most babies: 195 in 2025
Babies since 1880
At least 3,946
Years with under 5 are not listed
1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
Babies per million US boys, by decade (the 2020s so far, to 2025). Highest in the 2020s, at 91 per million.
Babies named Kit per million US boys, by decade; highest in the 2020s
1880s9 per million
1890s11 per million
1900s4 per million
1910s6 per million
1920s7 per million
1930s6 per million
1940s28 per million
1950s36 per million
1960s19 per million
1970s19 per million
1980s14 per million
1990s8 per million
2000s6 per million
2010s23 per million
2020s91 per million
US rank by year
Year2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Rank#2,264#2,079#1,771#1,629#1,493#1,416#1,371#1,152#1,143#1,103

Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.

Other forms of Kit

The same name in other languages and spellings, with the same meaning and origin.

  • KrzysztofBearing Christ (Greek, boy)

Names spelled like Kit

One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.

  • KaiThe sea (Hawaiian, unisex)
  • KeirThicket, marsh (Scots, boy)
  • KianAncient, enduring (Irish Gaelic, boy)
  • KaitoSea and soaring (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
  • KatoSecond-born of twin boys (Luganda, boy)
  • KeiBlessing; wisdom (depends on characters) (Japanese, unisex)
  • KeitaEnlightened and big (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
  • KenHealthy, strong; sword (depends on characters) (Japanese, boy)
  • KfirLion cub (Hebrew, boy)

Names with a similar meaning

  • ChristianFollower of Christ (Greek, boy)
  • ChristinaFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
  • ChristineFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
  • CristinaFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
  • ChrissieFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
  • ChristianeFollower of Christ (Latin, girl)
  • CristianoFollower of Christ (Greek, boy)
  • KerstinFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
  • KirstieFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)
  • KirstinFollower of Christ (Greek, girl)

Middle names for Kit

Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.

  • ArcherBowman (Old French, boy)
  • ClarkCleric, scribe (Old English, boy)
  • CurtisCourteous (Old French, boy)
  • ForestWoodland (English, boy)
  • HowellEminent, conspicuous (Welsh, boy)
  • MichaelWho is like God? (Hebrew, boy)
  • TheodoreGift of God (Greek, boy)
  • TyroneLand of Eoghan (Irish Gaelic, boy)

More boy names from Greek

  • AlexanderDefender of men (Greek, boy)
  • LucasMan from Lucania (Greek, boy)
  • LeonA lion (Greek, boy)
  • HectorHolding fast (Greek, boy)
  • TheoGift of God (Greek, boy)
  • AlexisHelper, defender (Greek, boy)
  • LucaMan from Lucania (Greek, boy)
  • PeterRock, stone (Greek, boy)
  • SebastianMan of sebaste, venerable (Greek, boy)
  • AlexDefender, protector (Greek, unisex)

Kit: common questions

What does the name Kit mean?

Kit comes from Greek and means "bearing Christ".

Is Kit a boy or girl name?

Kit is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 208 girls and 195 boys in the US were named Kit, according to Social Security Administration data.

Where does the name Kit come from?

Kit comes from Greek and means "bearing Christ". Today it is used in English.

How popular is the name Kit?

Kit ranked #1,103 in the US in 2025, with 195 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

What are other forms of Kit?

Forms of Kit with the same meaning and origin include Krzysztof (Polish).

What middle names go with Kit?

Middle names that flow well with Kit include Archer, Clark, Curtis, Forest and Howell. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.